The impact of mental health literacy on help-seeking intentions : results of a pilot study with first year psychology students
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01/05/2011
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Although mental health literacy has been proposed as a factor that may facilitate help-seeking, few studies have examined this relation. This pilot study aimed to investigate the relation between mental health literacy and help-seeking intentions, and to explore which components of mental health literacy may be best able to predict help-seeking intentions. An online questionnaire was completed by a convenience sample of 150 university students enrolled in a psychology unit, aged between 17 and 26 years. A simultaneous multiple regression indicated that higher levels of mental health literacy were able to predict greater intentions to seek help from professional sources. A number of mental health literacy components made a unique and significant contribution to the prediction of help-seeking intentions. The findings of this pilot study indicate that the role of mental health literacy in facilitating help-seeking is a promising area of research. |
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The Clifford Beers Foundation |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/48841/2/48841.pdf http://www.ijmhp.co.uk/ Smith, Coral L. & Shochet, Ian M. (2011) The impact of mental health literacy on help-seeking intentions : results of a pilot study with first year psychology students. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 13(2), pp. 14-20. |
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Copyright 2011 The Clifford Beers Foundation |
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Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Psychology & Counselling |
Palavras-Chave | #170100 PSYCHOLOGY #mental health literacy #help-seeking #young adults #HERN |
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Journal Article |